Square planar complexes of nickel(II), palladium(II) and platinum(II) with 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3,5-diphenylformazan

Summary A novel series of formazan complexes of general formula FoML [H₂Fo = 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3,5-diphenylformazan; M = Ni^II, Pd^II or Pt^II; L = NH₃, py and Ph₃P] are described. The formazan nickel(II) system shows linkage isomerism; one isomer, A, contains an unusual five-membered formazan chelate ring, whereas the other, isomer B, has the usual six-membered ring.¹³C n.m.r., u.v. and i.r. spectra are presented and interpreted. From these the palladium and platinum complexes appear to contain the six-membered ring of the B type isomer.     

Cadmium(II) and nickel(II) complexes of benziporphyrins. A study of weak intramolecular metal-arene interactions

Weak metal-arene interactions have been investigated in Zn, Cd, Hg, and Ni complexes of meso-tetraaryl m- and p-benziporphyrin (1 and 2) and of the new compound, m-benziporphodimethene (3). Compounds 1-3 incorporate the phenylene moiety into a macrocyclic structure so as to facilitate the interaction between the arene and coordinated metal ion. X-ray studies performed on Cd(II) and Ni(II) complexes show that the arene fragment approaches the ion at a distance much shorter than the sum of van der Waals radii. In chloronickel(II) m-benziporphyrin, a weak agostic bond is actually formed. In the NMR spectra of the Cd(II) and Hg(II) species, unusual (1)H-M and (13)C-M scalar couplings have been observed that are transmitted directly between the metal and the arene. DFT calculations performed for two Cd(II) species and subsequent AIM analysis show that the accumulation of electron density between the metal and arene necessary to induce these couplings is fairly small and the interaction is steric in nature. In the paramagnetic Ni(II) complexes of 1 and 3, the agostic proton of the m-phenylene exhibits large downfield (1)H NMR shifts (386 and 208 ppm at 298 K, respectively). An agostic mechanism of spin density transfer is proposed to explain these shifts as resulting from electron donation from the CH bond to the metal. In chloronickel(II) p-benziporphyrin, the inner protons of the p-phenylene have a contrastingly small shift (0.0 ppm at 298 K), indicating that in this case the agostic interaction is inefficient, in agreement with the X-ray data.     

Organoplumbio complexes of platinum(II)

The complex [Pt(C₂H₄)(PPh₃)₂] reacts with Pb₂Ph₆ to give cis-[PtPh(Pb₂Ph₅)(PPh₃)₂]; this decomposes in solution to cis-[PtPh(PbPh₃)(PPh₃)₂], which may also be obtained from the ethylene complex and PbPh₄. Lead compounds PbPhMe₃ and PbPh₃Br also give products of insertion into PbPh bonds, but PbMe₃Cl gives cis- and trans-[PtCl(PbMe₃)(PPh₃)₂]. The complex trans-[Pt(PbPh₃)₂(PEt₃)₂] reacts with 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (DPPE) to give [Pt(PbPh₃)₂(DPPE)] which readily decomposes in dichloromethane in presence of PEt₃ to give [Pt(PbPh₃)(PEt₃)(DPPE)]Cl and [PtPh(PEt₃)(DPPE)]Cl. The complex trans-[PtCl(PbPh₃)(PEt₃)₂] was detected in the products of reactions between trans-[PtCl₂(PEt₃)₂] and trans-[Pt(PbPh₃)₂(PEt₃)₂] or less than 2 moles of LiPbPh₃; it was not detected in the mixture after treatment of trans -[Pt(PbPh₃)₂(PEt₃)₂] with HCl. In contrast to an earlier report, we were unable to detect lead-containing complexes in the products of the reaction between trans-[PtHCl(PPh₃)₂] and Ph₃PbNO₃. The complexes and their decomposition products were identified by ^pre31P-{¹H} NMR spectroscopy.     

Inter- and intramolecular non-covalent interactions in 1-methylimidazole-2-carbaldehyde complexes of copper,silver, and gold

Three new imidazole compounds, [CuBr₂(mimc)₂] (1), [Ag(mimc)₂][CF₃SO₃] (2), and [AuCl₃(mimc)] (3) (mimc = 1-methylimidazole-2-carbaldehyde), have been synthesized, structurally characterized, and further analyzed using the QTAIM analysis. The compounds exhibit self-assembled 3D networks arising from intermolecular non-covalent interactions such as metallophilic interactions, metal-π contacts, halogens–halogen interactions, and hydrogen bonds. These weak interactions have a strong impact on the coordination sphere of the metal atoms and on the packing of compounds 1, 2, and 3.     

New terpyridine-containing macrocycle for the assembly of dimeric Zn(II) and Cu(II) complexes coupled by bridging hydroxide anions and pi-stacking interactions

The synthesis of the new terpyridine-containing macrocycle 2,5,8,11,14-pentaaza[15](6,6' ')cyclo(2,2':6',2' ')terpyridinophane (L) is reported. The ligand contains a pentaamine chain linking the 6,6' ' positions of a terpyridine unit. A potentiometric, (1)H NMR, UV-vis spectrophotometric and fluorescence emission study on the acid-base properties of L in aqueous solutions shows that the first four protonation steps occur on the polyamine chain, whereas the terpyridine nitrogens are involved in proton binding only at strongly acidic pH values. L can form both mono- and dinuclear Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II) complexes in aqueous solution. The crystal structures of the Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes ([ZnLH](2)(micro-OH))(ClO(4))(5) (6) and ([CdLH](2)(micro-Br))(ClO(4))(5).4H(2)O (7) show that two mononuclear [MLH](3+) units are coupled by a bridging anion (OH(-) in 6 and Br(-) in 7) and pi-stacking interactions between the terpyridine moieties. A potentiometric and spectrophotometric study shows that in the case of Cu(II) and Zn(II) the dimeric assemblies are also formed in aqueous solution containing the ligand and the metals in a 1:1 molar ratio. Protonation of the complexes or the addition of a second metal ion leads to the disruption of the dimers due to the increased electrostatic repulsions between the two monomeric units.     

One-dimensional phosphinite platinum chains based on hydrogen bonding interactions and phosphinite tetranuclear platinum(II)-thallium(I) complexes

The mononuclear pentafluorophenyl platinum complex containing the chelated diphenylphosphinous acid/diphenylphosphinite system [Pt(C(6)F(5)){(PPh(2)O)(2)H}(PPh(2)OH)] 1 has been prepared and characterised. 1 and the related alkynyl complex [Pt(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CBu(t)){(PPh(2)O)(2)H}(PPh(2)OH)] 2 form infinite one-dimensional chains in the solid state based on intermolecular O-H[dot dot dot]O hydrogen bonding interactions. Deprotonation reactions of [PtL{(PPh(2)O)(2)H}(PPh(2)OH)] (L = C(6)F(5), C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CBu(t), C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CPh 3) with [Tl(acac)] yields tetranuclear Pt(2)Tl(2) complexes [PtL{(PPh(2)O)(2)H}(PPh(2)O)Tl](2) (L = C(6)F(5) 4, C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CBu(t), C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CPh ). The structure of the tert-butylalkynyl derivative , established by X-ray diffraction, shows two anionic discrete units [Pt(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CBu(t)){(PPh(2)O)(2)H}(PPh(2)O)](-) joined by two Tl(i) centres via Tl-O and Pt-Tl bonds. Despite the existence of Pt-Tl interactions, they do not show luminescence.     

New palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes with the model nucleobase 1-methylcytosine: antitumor activity and interactions with DNA

Palladium and platinum complexes with the model nucleobase 1-methylcytosine (1-Mecyt) of the types [Pd(N-N)(C6F5)(1-Mecyt)]ClO4 [N-N = bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)methane (bpzm), bis(pyrazol-1-yl)methane (bpzm), N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (tmeda), or 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy)] and [M(dmba)(L')(1-Mecyt)]ClO4 [dmba = N,C-chelating 2-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl; L' = PPh(3) (M = Pd or Pt), DMSO (M = Pt)] have been obtained. Palladium and platinum complexes of the types cis-[M(C6F5)2(1-Mecyt)2] (M = Pd or Pt) and cis-[Pd(L')(C6F5)(1-Mecyt)2]ClO4 (L' = PPh(3) or t-BuNC) have also been prepared. The crystal structures of [Pd(bpzm)(C6F5)(1-Mecyt)]ClO4, [Pt(dmba)(DMSO)(1-Mecyt)]ClO4, cis-[Pd(C6F5)2(1-Mecyt)2], and cis-[Pd(t-BuNC)(C6F5)(1-Mecyt)2]ClO4 have been established by X-ray diffraction. There is extensive hydrogen bonding (N-H...O, C-H...F or C-H...O) in all the compounds. There are also intermolecular pi-pi interactions between pyrimidine rings of adjacent chains in [Pd(C6F5)2(1-Mecyt)2]. DNA adduct formation of the new complexes synthesized was followed by circular dichroism and electrophoretic mobility. Atomic force microscopy images of the modifications caused by the complexes on plasmid DNA pBR322 were also obtained. Values of IC(50) were also calculated for the new complexes against the tumor cell line HL-60. At a short incubation time (24 h) almost all new complexes were more active than cisplatin.     

S-alkyl and S-alkylaryl cysteine complexes with platinum(II) and their interactions with nucleosides

The reactions of K₂PtCl₄ with the aminoacids, S-methyl-L-cysteine, S-ethyl-L-cysteine, S-benzyl-L-cysteine, S-para-nitro-benzyl-L-cysteine, S-diphenyl-methyl-L-cysteine, S-tribenzyl-L-cysteine and S-4′,4′-dimethoxy-diphenylmethyl-L-cysteine were studied in neutral or acidic aqueous solutions. Complexes of the formulae PtLCl₂, [PtL₂]Cl₂ and Pt(L-H⁺)₂, where L = aminoacid, were isolated in the solid state and their structures investigated with elemental analysis, conductivity measurements, IR, ¹H NMR and ¹³CNMR spectra. The results show that the coordination sites of Pt(II) with the amino-acids are the N and S atoms, producing two diastereoisomers around the chiral sulphur atom, which were identified in the ¹H NMR and ¹³CNMR spectra. The complexes PtLCl₂ further react with the nucleosides guanosine and inosine. The complexes [PtL(nucl)₂]Cl₂ were isolated from these reactions and studied with the same methods. They showed a PtN₇ bonding with the nucleosides and retained the N, S bondings with the aminoacids. As a result of the higher trans influence of S than N, the nucleoside molecule coordinated to the metal through N₇ and trans to S has a weaker bond strength than the other, as it is revealed from the ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectra of these complexes.     

Organometallic formate complexes of platinum(II)

The compounds trans-[Pt(OCHO)R(PPh₃)₂] (R = C₆Cl₅; 2,3,4,6-C₆HCl₄; 2,3,4,5-C₆HCl₄; 2,5-C₆H₃Cl₂) have been prepared by treatment of [PtIR(PPh₃)₂] with AgClO₄ followed by reaction with NaOCHO in methanol. The cis isomers have been obtained by the direct reaction of HCO₂H with compounds containing PtHg bonds. For these and the analogous compounds containing C₆F₅ ligands, the dependence of J(³¹P¹⁹⁵Pt) on R has been studied, and the effects of cis-R shown to be in the opposite direction from those of trans-R ligands.     

Cationic pentafluorophenyl complexes of platinum(II)

The complex [O₃ClOPt(C₆F₅)(PEt₃)₂] which we have prepared for the first time, is used as a precursor of a series of cationic complexes [LPt(C₆F₅)(PEt₃)₂]ClO₄ (L = PEt₃, AsPh₃, H₂O, CO, OPPh₃, SPPh₃, HNPr₂, py), which are easily obtained by adding L to the perchlorato complex.     

Carbamoyl and alkoxycarbonyl complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II)

Carbamoyl and alkoxycarbonyl complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) of the type M(pnp)(CONHR)Cl (pnp = 2,6-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)pyridine; M Pd, R  C₆H₅, p-CH₃C₆H₄, p-CH₃OC₆H₄, C₆H₁₁, t-Bu; M  Pt, R  C₆H₅), Pd(pnp)[CON(Pr)₂]Cl (Pr = propyl), M(pnp)(COOR)Cl (M  Pd, R  C₆H₅, CH₃; M  Pt, R  CH₃), Pd(pnp)(COOCH₃)₂ result from reaction of M(pnp)Cl₂ with carbon monoxide and amines or alkoxides at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.The carbamoyl complexes react with bases to give urethane or diphenylurea depending upon the experimental conditions.     

Some palladium(II) and platinum(II) lead bonded complexes

Complexes of the type M(PPh₃)₂(PbPh₃)₂ [M = Pd, (Ia) and Pt, (Ib)] have been prepared by oxidative addition of hexaphenyldilead to M(PPh₃)₄. The compound Pt(PPh₃)₂(PbPh₃)₂, (Ib), slowly decomposes in dichloromethane to give cis-Pt(PPh₃)₂(PbPh₃)Ph, (II). which can also be obtained by treating (Ib) with the stoichiometric amount of LiPh. Reaction of Pt(PPh₃)₄ with hexamethyldidead gives the complex Pt(PPh₃)₂(PbMe₃)Me directly.The MPb bonds are easily cleaved by bromine, iodine and hydrogen bromide. The X-ray structure of (II) has been determined using three-dimensional counter data and refined by the least-square method (R = 0.07). The crystals are monoclinic a = 22.501, b = 10.502, c = 24.120 Å, β = 113.43°, space group P2₁/c with Z = 4. The complex exhibits a cis configuration, with the coordination around the platinum atom essentially square-planar: the PtPb and PtC(phenyl)bond lengths are 2.698(1) and 2.055(3)Å, respectively.     

Luminescence of ortho-metallated platinum(II) complexes

The absorption spectra, emission spectra, and emission lifetimes of Pt(Phpy)₂, Pt(Thpy)₂, and Pt(Bhq)₂ complexes (Phpy⁻, Thpy⁻, and Bhq⁻ are the ortho C-deprotonated forms of 2-phenylpyridine, 2-(2-thienyl)-pyridine, and benzo(h)quinoline) have been studied and compared with those of the C-protonated neutral ligands. For all complexes examined the low-energy absorption bands in the near UV and visible region are assigned to metal-to-ligand charge-transfer transitions. The strong and structured luminescence emissions observed in the 500–600 nm region (lifetime in the microsecond range at 77 K) are assigned to metal-to-ligand charge-transfer excited states.